Modi calls up US President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the US President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his election and hoped the two nations will continue to build on the bedrock of strong Indo-US ties.In a Tweet, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke just now to Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election. He said, the Prime



Minister conveyed his best wishes and the two leaders looked forward to working closely to take the India - US strategic partnership to a new height.

Earlier in the day, Mr Modi had taken to the microblogging website to congratulate Trump on being elected as US President, saying he looked forward to working with him closely to take Indo-US ties to a new height.